The Dillon tribune., 1887-12-16
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From Our Territorial Exchanges. and
Other Sources.

/ Other Sources.
! Til" roller skating rink at Miles CITY is
still! running.
Crea, Falls is whooping UP its coal fields
at Sand Coulee
Benton is to have a telephone exchang e
in the near future.
/ The loss of cattle in Montana during the
past year will amount to $4,ooo,ooo.
Seven per cent bonds Of Fergus county
to the amount OF $4,000 we're sold last
! ~cek.
| y telegraph line is being strung along
the Montana Central from Great Falls to
Helena.
The Philipsburg Mail mas been enlarged
and improved lately. 1t is one Of livcliest
papers on the Montana list.
/ Mary +. Lathrop delivered lecture in
Helena Oh The Men, God Bless Them"
Mar, is not a married woman.
| ln',occ,. Butte Inter MoaNinn.. ask
gentlemen were incarcerated in the CITY
jail last night for being ntoxicated--and
yet the rum sellers complain Of dull TINES:
II is reported that both the Yellowstone
and Tongue rivers are rising very rapidly,
, with from four to six inches of water over
the ice. \ break up may be expected any
! day.
| The Quartarmaster General recently asi :
vertised for ".American geldings, Montana
bred" This was the first time in army
advertisements that the breed was thus
| specified.
! The w. G. T. T., of Mont, as has bee "
! Their custom for several years, expect to
| send box ofrcaeling matter to the inmates
Of the Penitentiary at Deer Lodge as a
Christmas gift,
On Monday, January 9, 1855, the citi-
| zens Of Helena, will vote on Il propositio n
to incur 81 10000 indebtedness to con instruct
sewers, street grades and undertake other
| public improvements.
A regular meeting OF the Montana So.
ciety OF Civil Engineers will be held in
Helena, at the office Of Z. II. Becker chief
engineer Montana Cen'Es' Pailroad Co..
on December II sop. IN.
Grow Indian Agent Wilkins ha, re.
signed, to take effect Decerl. er 81. The
resignation, which >was called for by the
Secretary OF the Interior, is the resul, OF
Inspector General Armstrong; s visit
The measles had full swing in Bozcman
for several weeks, and most of the children
pulled through successfully. The public
schools were somewhat depleted of schol
ars, but they filled up rapidly again.
| A sci ious and bloody alteration took
place at Toston last week between Col
Thompson. hotel keeper, and negro
named Charles Anderson The negro
was terribly cut up about the face with 4
shovel and had his skull fractured.
Bozcman (ou,1er' An acci>!cn, occurred
to Mr.. Head, at Timberline, on Tuesday
! which resulted in his death Il few l.our
attervard He had lust stepped upon the
track where an empty car was standing
and failed to observe another car coming
! toward him, and he was caught between
The bumpers.
! The Territorial Teachers Association CT
Montara, will be held at Helena on De
cenaber p, IS and g. ~ e. Logan, Ter
r''ora! Superintendent, Mrs. Helen p.
| Clarke, Mrs. X. II. liowcv and Mrs las
b Walker have been appointed as com.
| mi::ee On reception. Reduced rates have
! ala i'tvn obtained over al! railroad lines
o. one. fifth fare Tor the round trip.
| Jerry Clifford, section foreman between
Ccntrai Park and Morcland, presumably
while in 4 drunken s!upcr, lay down upon
a wagon road crossing 0, the track at
| MCreland, with his head resting upon one
| OF the rails Freight No. Il, going cas-: at
a high ratc Of speed ran over him, dccapi-
tati;,s his head. Ano.llc. ~.:,nor has it
that he was robbed and placed s'n The track
BY l4;: ;s>ailants.